18.30pm BST: That’s it for our live coverage of Dominique
Strauss-Kahn’s bail hearing today. Thanks for reading, and please keep an
eye on the site for the latest developments throughout the evening.

18.23pm BST A call for the Socialists to extend their primary campaign
deadline to let Mr Strauss-Kahn run appears to be gaining support tonight
despite being initially rejected by officials, writes Adam Sage.
Leading figures in the party, including François Hollande, himself a
candidate, came out in favour of the idea.

18.17pm BST Today’s developments had underlined “how easy it is for
people to be charged with serious